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OF SAME PLAGE.

PISTON WATER METER ANDREGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,289, dated March 2], 1882,

I Application filed August 15, 1881. (No model.)

To all `whom @may concern:

Be it known that l, SIDNEY W. HOAG, Sq., ot' New York, in the county ot' New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'Water-Meters, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invent-ion relates'to' that class ot' watermeters in which two reciprocating pistons are used, so arranged relative to the valves, that the piston of each cylinder operates andV controls the valve or valves of the other cylinder; and it consists in a novel construction and arrangement ofthe cylinders, valves, valvegear, and registering apparatus, which will be best understood by reference tothe description ot' the drawings and to the claims to be hereinafter given. v

Figure l of the drawings is a side' elevation of my improved water meter. Fig. 2 is a vertical section online a; x on Fig. 3. Fig. Sis a sectional plan, the cutting-plane being online yy on'Figs] and 5. Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectionon line e e on Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line o c on Fig. et. Fig. 6`is a horizontal section on line 'w 'w w on Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a vertical section on line u u on Figs. 2 and 5.

The main body of the meter is composed of three principal castings, A, A', andA2, the joint between the two castings A and A' being at right angles to the joint between said castings andthe casting A2, and said joints being rendered water-tight by means ot' V- shaped projecting tongues c2 and correspondingly-shaped grooves to receive said tongues, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

B and B are the two cylinders arranged parallel with eachother and with their axes'at right angles to thejoint between the two casting's A and A', so that one-half of the length of each of said cylinders is formed within each of said castings, A and A'.

The casting A2 has formed thereon the bosses or hubs C and C', to receive the inlet and discharge pipes D and D', respectively, and is divided by the partitionsl 7L and h into ythe in' duction-passages a and b, and lthe eductionpassages c, d, e, and f, which coincide with which is connected at its movable end to theJ correspond-ing passages c', b', c'., d', c', and-f',- short armof the segmentallever I,w-h1ch 1s roo formed in the contiguous face of one or the other of the castings A or A', when the castings A, A', and A2 are bolted together. One of the heads of each of the cylinders B and B' is cast with and forms a p artof the casting A, while the opposite heads B2 and B3 of said cylinders are cast separate and secured in position upon the casting A by thc bolts E and E', having conical sections c where they pass through the casting A and screwed into the heads B2 and B3 without passing through the sanmwlwrebyawater-tightjointissccnred,said

bolts also serving to help secure the castings in bearings formed one-half in each ofthe cast- 1 ings A and A', without extending through to the exterior thereof, and having secured thereon, near its upper end, the segmental lever G' and upon its lower end the valve or gate G2, shown in fulllines in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines. in Fig. 6. The segmental lever G'has -formed in itsperipheral edgea notch the ends ot' which form shoulders g and g', and said lever projects into the interior ofthe cylinder B' through a slot formed for the purpose in the wall ot' said cylinder a distance about equal to the depth of said radial shoulders, as shown in Fig. 3. The valve. or gate G2 projects radially from the shaft G and has its outer vertical edge made V-shaped, as shown, the beveled sides of which engage alternately with seats formed for the purpose upon the inner or contiguoussides of the partitions 71J and h', to control the passage ot' water to the opposite ends otthe cylinder B, said valve or gate G2 being moved by the piston F' coming in contact with the shoulder g or g of the segmental lever G'.

H is a sleeve-shaft fitted to and having its bearing upon the shaft G, and having formed upon its upper end the valve or gate H', and secured to its lower end the short lever lh,

mounted upon and secured to the shaft I' mounted in bearings formed in the contiguous edges of the castings A and A', as shown. The peripheral edge of the segmental portion ot' the lever I has formed therein a notch or recess the ends of which form shoulders 11 and i', against which the piston F strikes in its movements to and fro in the cylinder B, to alternately move the valve or gate H' from one side of the induction-passage b' to the other, for the purpose of controlling the admission of water to the opposite ends ot' the cylinder B', the valve or gate H' being constructed substantially' like the gate G", and the segmental lever I projecting into the interior of the cylinder B tlnough a slot formed in its wall for the purpose, substantially as above described, in connection with theeylinderB'andlever G',

J and J' are two valves or gates havingtheir bearings in the `joint between the casting A"l and the castings A and A', respectively, and adapted to alternately close the ednction-passages c c' and d d', said gates being connected together by means of' the short levers J2 and J3, secured to the lower ends of their axes within the chamber K and the lilik J4, so that a movement of either of said valves shall cause a movement of the other.

L and L' are a similar pairof valves or gates mounted in the same manner and connected by the levers L2 and L3 and the link L1 within the chamber K, said gates being arranged to alternately close the induction-passages e e' and ff'.

M is a cylindrical casing, cast with and forming a part ofthe casting A, to receive the registering apparatus, its outer end being closed by the metal ring M', carrying the glass disk M2, and screwed into the cylinder M, as shown in Fig. 6.

N is the register-shaft, having its bearing in the hub A3, forming a part of the casting A and projecting into the chamber K, as shown in Fig. 6.

N' is a star-wheel firmly secured to the inner end ot' the shaft N in a position to be alternately' acted upon by the arms j and j', which project radially from the sleeve-shaft H and vibrate therewith in different planes, the armj being so arranged as to come in contact with a tooth upon the under side ot` the starwheel H, when the segmental lever I is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow and move said star-wheel about its axis a distance equal to one-halt' the distance between the ceilters of two contiguous teeth of said star-wheel, and the arm j' being so arranged as to come in contact with a tooth upon the upper side of said star-wheel when thc lever I is moved in the opposite direction, and move said wheel another step of equal length in the same direction.

rJlhe shaft N has firmly secured thereto, within the casing M, and in close proximity to the bearing for said shaft, the coueavo-convex disk O, so fitted thereto as to make a water-tight joint between it and the shaft, to the periphery of which disk is secured, so as to revolve therewith, the glass chamber O',within which is placed the registering-dials, indexes, and operating-wheels, all supported upon a frame, k, that is pendent from the shaft N. This frame la, of nearly rectangular form, is made preferably of thin sheet metal, folded and bent asindicated in Fig. 1, and is titted to hang loosely upon the shaft N, which revolves freely in the bearings of said frame as it hangs pendent by one corner therefrom,as shown, said frame being made ot suf'iicient weight to resist the friction of the shaft N as it revolves in its bearings in said frame, and thus maintain its pendent position while the shaft N is being revolved. The fra-me l: has formed therein bearings for the worlushaft Zand the shaft 1n, and has f'ormed thereon or secured thereto the fixed index-fingers 1t and 0. The shaftl has mounted upon one end thereof the wormwheel p, and has formed upon its other end a screw-thread, which meshes into the teeth ot' the two wheels q and 1', mounted upon the shaft 1n, the wheel q being fitted loosely upon said shaft, and having cut in its periphery a series of one hundred teeth, and is graduated upon its radial face into a circular scale of one hundred parts, while the wheel 1- has formed in its periphery one hundred and one teeth, and is firmly secured to the shaft 1a, so as to revolve therewith and with the index-finger s, also firmly secured to the shaft 1n, but upon the opposite side of the wheel q f'roxu the wheel 1', as shown in Fig. 6. The worm-wheel p also has graduated uponits upper radial face a circular scale of' one hundred parts, and has formed in its periphery one hundred teeth, with which a worm, 1i', formed upon the shaft N, engages to rotate said wheel, and through it the shaft l, which in turn imparts motion to the two wheels, q and 1*, but at different speeds.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The several parts being in the position shown in the drawings, with both pistons F and F' at that end of their strokes which is within the casting A, and water being admitted through pipe D, the pressure of the head of water is exerted throughout the passages a a' d2 and b b'ez, tending to force the piston F' in the direction indicated by the arrow 2 and the piston F in the opposite direction; but as the piston F cannot be moved farther in the direction ofthe pressure, and as the piston F is free to be moved in the direction in which the pressure is applied thereto, said piston F is moved along the cylinder B toward its opposite end, the water in front ot' said piston being discharged from the cylinderB through the passages f2 f'f and discharge-pipe D'. When the piston Fhas moved aboutone-third of its stroke it cornes in contact with the shoulder t' ofthe segmental lever I, and moves said lever I about its axis, and through it moves the lever 71.4, sleeve H, and gate H', about the IIO axis of the shaft G, changing the gateH from the position shownin Figa!L in contact with the partition h to the opposite angle in contact with the partition h', thus closingthev passage from a to Hand allowing the pressure ot'the incoming water to be exerted upon the gate J to move it about its axis to close the eduction-passage c2 e c, and open the passa geen c2, and through the levers J2 J3 and link J4 to move the gate J so as to open the eductiou-passage d2 d d,-

wheuthe piston F will be moved in thedirection opposite to that indicated by the arrovv2, the AWater in front of it escaping through the passage d2 rl d and the pipe D. piston F has move'd about one-third of the length ot' its stroke it comes in Contact with lwhich moves said gate around its axis into a Yposition toopen the induction-passage b,b,and f2 and close the et'luctiou-passage fzf 7i and, through the levers L2 and Li and the link L4, moves the gate L through a similar are to open .the eduction-passage c2c c and close the induction-passage b b e2 when the incoming water passes through the passage b bf2 into the cylinder and moves the piston Fin adirection opposite to that of its last movement, during which it comes in contact with the shoulder 'i' of the segmental arm ofthe lever I and moves it about its axis, and through it moves the gate H to its former position, closing the passage a a c2, when the pressure of the Watery will move the gates J and J into their former positions, so as to close the eduction-passage d2 d d and open the eduction-passage c2 c c, when the incoming water will pass through the passage (t et d2 into the cylinder B and moves the piston F in the direction ofthe arrow 2, during which movement the piston F comes in contact with the shoulder g ot' the segmental lever G and moves it with the shaft 4G and the4 gate G2 about the axis of said shaft till the gate G2 closes the -passage b bfz, when the pressure ot'theincoming Water acting upon the gate L moves it and the gate Liuto positions to close the eductionpassage e2 e e and open the reduction-passage f2ff, which completes one complete cycle ot" movements, that may be repeated as long as water is supplied to the machine.

At each movement of the piston F toward the removable head of the cylinderB, and the consequent movement ot' the sleeve-shaft H abouty its axis, the army projecting from said sleeve comes in contact with a tooth upon the under side ot' the star-wheel N and turns it and the worm-shaft N a distance equal to onehalf the circumferential distance between two contiguous teeth of said starlwheel, and at When the each return-stroke of the piston F the arm j', vvibrating in the opposite direction with the sleeve H, comes in contact with a tooth upon the upper side ofthe star-wheel N', and moves it and the shaft N about their axes an equal distance inthe same direction. Thus it Will be seen that at each double stroke ot' the pistou F the star-Wheel N and Wornrshaft Nare moved one-fifth of a revolution, or one complete revolution to ten single strokes of said piston, and each revolution'of the Worm-shaft N causes af movement of the worin-Wheel p equal to one one-hundredths of a revolution, or one tooth, and one complete revolution of the wheel p or one hundred revolutions ofthe shaft N will cause a movement of the wheels qaud 4^ ot' one tooth each, or one one-hundredth part and one one-hundred and first part of a revolution, respectively. The graduated scale upon the Wheel p passes beneath the fixed indexfingern, Whichenables the observer to tell the number ot' revolutions less than one hundred that the Worm-shaft N has made. In like manner the graduated scale on the Wheel q. passes beneath the tixed index'tinger o, enabling the observer to tell the number ot' revolutions less than one hundred that the Wheel p has made.

The wheel 1^ has one tooth more in its periphely than the wheel q, and the index-finger s is so arranged as to revolve with the wheel r,- aud, as the wheels q and r are rotated by the same worm, it follows that when the wheel q has made one complete revolution the wheel r and index-finger s will have made one revolution, less one tooth; and hence if the twoindexes ofand s are placed together or both-pointing at zero, when the machine is set in operation they will have separated one tooth when the Wheel q has madeone revolution, or tivo teeth when said Wheel q has made tivo revolutions, and so on separating one tooth at each revolution ofthe wheel g, so that the observer can readily tell at a glance the number of revolutions less than one hundred that the wheel q has made by the distance between the indexes o and s.

It will he obvious from the foregoing that itthe diameters ot' the cylinders and the strokes ofthe pistons are so proportioned that ve double strokes of each-piston shall discharge a unit of measurement-say, one quart or one gallon of water-then a movement of one tooth ofthe Wheelp will indicate that one quart or one gallon of Water, as the ease may be, has passed through the meter and been discharged. When the Wheel q has moved one tooth, or so that the index-f1nger o points to division one of the graduated scale thereon, it will indicate that one hundred such units of water have passed thron gh the meter and been discharged. When the index-finger o points to zero on the scale and the index-finger s points to division one ou the same scale, it indicates that ten thousand sucliunits of Water have beenl discharged, and when the index-finger o points IOO to zero and the index-nger s points to ninety nine on the scale, it will indicate that onemillion such units have been discharged.

The arrangement of the register within the glass case or chamber O' which revolves with the worin-shaft N and may be surrounded by water, enables me to dispense with the employment of a stuffing-box ot' any kind, whereby a great saving in friction is made and as a consequenceamoreperfectregisteris obtained, and at the same time the registering dials and indexes are plainly visible through the glass casing.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

l. A registering` mechanism suspended from thel shaft by which it is operated, in combination with a glass case mounted upon and revolving with said operating-shaft and inclosling the registering mechanism, and a stationary casing inclosing the revolving glass case and provided with a glass front, substantially as and for the purposes described.

j and j', the levers It* and I, and the piston F,

all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. The combination ot' the piston F, the segmental lever I, provided with shoulders i and i', the lever h4, sleeve-shaft H, and the valve or gate H', all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. The combination of the pistons F and F', the notched segmental levers G' and I, shaft G, sleeve-shaft H, lever h4, and the gates G2 and H', all arranged and adapted to operate substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

G. The valves'or gates G2 and H', arranged as set forth, and operated respectively by the pistons F' and F to open and close the induction-passages, in combination with the valves or gates J J' and L L', connected together in pairs and operated by the force of the ncom ing current of water to open and close the eduction-passages, substantially as described.

7. A water-meter case composed primarily ot' the three castings A, A', and A2, packed at theirjoints by V-shaped tongues and grooves, in combination with the removable heads B2 and B3, and the clamping-bolts E and E', provided with the conical sections e3, substantially as and for the purposes described.

8. The combination of the worm-shaft N, the metal disk O, the cylindrical chamber M, provided with the glass front M2, the glass chamber O', attached to and adapted to revolve with the disk O and with the shaft N, and a registering mechanism contained within said glass chamber and pendent from and adapted to be operated by said worm-shaft, substantially as described.

9. The combination of the worm-shaft N, the frame r, pendent from said shaft and provided with the stationary or fixed index-tingers 'it and o, the graduated worm-wheel p, the worm-shaft l, the differential wormwheels q and r, arranged to be operated by the wormshaft Z at different speeds, the index-finger s, arranged to move with the wheel i', and the circular graduated scale on the wheel q, all adapted to operate substantially as and for the purposes described.

10. The casting A2, provided with the passages a, b, 0,61, e, andf, and the induction-oritice D and eduction-oritice D', in combination with the castings A and A', having formed therein the cylinders B and B' and passages a', b', c2, d2, e2, and f2, arranged relative to each other and to passages in the casting A2, substantially as described.

Executed at New York city 'this 10th day ot' August, A. D. 1881.

SIDNEY IV. HOAG, SR. 

